COVID-19 Vaccine policies for pregnant and lactating people worldwide.

Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaxzevria, Covishield

Also known as: AZD1222

Policy positions summary

Pregnancy

12

Recommended for some or all

12

Permitted

22

Permitted with qualifications

11

Not recommended but with exceptions

40

Not recommended

83

No position found

Lactation

13

Recommended for some or all

32

Permitted

13

Permitted with qualifications

4

Not recommended but with exceptions

22

Not recommended

96

No position found

180 Countries / territories

Country / territory (Click to sort descending)	Administered (Click to sort ascending)	Pregnancy policy (Click to sort ascending)	Lactation policy (Click to sort ascending)	Region (Click to sort ascending)	Income Level (Click to sort ascending)
Afghanistan				South Asia	Low income
Albania				Europe and Central Asia	Upper middle income
Algeria				Middle East and North Africa	Lower middle income
Andorra				Europe and Central Asia	High income
Angola				Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
Anguilla				Latin America and Caribbean	High income
Antigua and Barbuda (OECS)				Latin America and Caribbean	High income
Argentina				Latin America and Caribbean	Upper middle income
Armenia				Europe and Central Asia	Upper middle income
Australia				East Asia and Pacific	High income
Austria				Europe and Central Asia	High income
Azerbaijan				Europe and Central Asia	Upper middle income
Bahamas, The				Latin America and Caribbean	High income
Bahrain				Middle East and North Africa	High income
Bangladesh				South Asia	Lower middle income
Barbados				Latin America and Caribbean	High income
Belgium				Europe and Central Asia	High income
Belize				Latin America and Caribbean	Upper middle income
Benin				Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
Bermuda				North America	High income
Bhutan				South Asia	Lower middle income
Bolivia				Latin America and Caribbean	Lower middle income
Bosnia and Herzegovina				Europe and Central Asia	Upper middle income
Botswana				Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
Brazil				Latin America and Caribbean	Upper middle income
British Virgin Islands				Latin America and Caribbean	High income
Brunei Darussalam				East Asia and Pacific	High income
Bulgaria				Europe and Central Asia	Upper middle income
Burkina Faso				Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
Cabo Verde				Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
Cambodia				East Asia and Pacific	Lower middle income
Cameroon				Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
Canada				North America	High income
Cayman Islands				Latin America and Caribbean	High income
Central African Republic				Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
Channel Islands				Europe and Central Asia	High income
Chile				Latin America and Caribbean	High income
Colombia				Latin America and Caribbean	Upper middle income
Comoros				Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
Congo, Dem. Rep.				Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
Congo, Rep.				Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
Costa Rica				Latin America and Caribbean	Upper middle income
Cote d'Ivoire				Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
Croatia				Europe and Central Asia	High income
Cyprus				Europe and Central Asia	High income
Czech Republic				Europe and Central Asia	High income
Denmark				Europe and Central Asia	High income
Djibouti				Middle East and North Africa	Lower middle income
Dominica (OECS)				Latin America and Caribbean	Upper middle income
Dominican Republic				Latin America and Caribbean	Upper middle income
Ecuador				Latin America and Caribbean	Upper middle income
Egypt, Arab Rep.				Middle East and North Africa	Lower middle income
El Salvador				Latin America and Caribbean	Lower middle income
Estonia				Europe and Central Asia	High income
Eswatini				Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
Ethiopia				Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
Fiji				East Asia and Pacific	Upper middle income
Finland				Europe and Central Asia	High income
France				Europe and Central Asia	High income
French Guiana				Latin America and Caribbean	High income
Gambia, The				Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
Georgia				Europe and Central Asia	Upper middle income
Germany				Europe and Central Asia	High income
Ghana				Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
Greece				Europe and Central Asia	High income
Grenada (OECS)				Latin America and Caribbean	Upper middle income
Guatemala				Latin America and Caribbean	Upper middle income
Guinea-Bissau				Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
Guyana				Latin America and Caribbean	Upper middle income
Haiti				Latin America and Caribbean	Low income
Honduras				Latin America and Caribbean	Lower middle income
Hungary				Europe and Central Asia	High income
Iceland				Europe and Central Asia	High income
India				South Asia	Lower middle income
Indonesia				East Asia and Pacific	Upper middle income
Iran, Islamic Rep.				Middle East and North Africa	Upper middle income
Iraq				Middle East and North Africa	Upper middle income
Ireland				Europe and Central Asia	High income
Isle of Man				Europe and Central Asia	High income
Italy				Europe and Central Asia	High income
Jamaica				Latin America and Caribbean	Upper middle income
Japan				East Asia and Pacific	High income
Jordan				Middle East and North Africa	Upper middle income
Kenya				Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
Kiribati				East Asia and Pacific	Lower middle income
Korea, Rep.				East Asia and Pacific	High income
Kosovo				Europe and Central Asia	Upper middle income
Lao PDR				East Asia and Pacific	Lower middle income
Latvia				Europe and Central Asia	High income
Lebanon				Middle East and North Africa	Upper middle income
Lesotho				Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
Liberia				Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
Libya				Middle East and North Africa	Upper middle income
Lithuania				Europe and Central Asia	High income
Luxembourg				Europe and Central Asia	High income
Macao SAR, China				East Asia and Pacific	High income
Madagascar				Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
Malawi				Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
Malaysia				East Asia and Pacific	Upper middle income
Maldives				South Asia	Upper middle income
Mali				Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
Malta				Middle East and North Africa	High income
Mauritius				Sub-Saharan Africa	High income
Mexico				Latin America and Caribbean	Upper middle income
Moldova				Europe and Central Asia	Lower middle income
Mongolia				East Asia and Pacific	Lower middle income
Montenegro				Europe and Central Asia	Upper middle income
Montserrat				Latin America and Caribbean	High income
Morocco				Middle East and North Africa	Lower middle income
Mozambique				Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
Myanmar				East Asia and Pacific	Lower middle income
Namibia				Sub-Saharan Africa	Upper middle income
Nauru				East Asia and Pacific	High income
Nepal				South Asia	Lower middle income
Netherlands				Europe and Central Asia	High income
New Zealand				East Asia and Pacific	High income
Nicaragua				Latin America and Caribbean	Lower middle income
Niger				Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
Nigeria				Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
Niue				East Asia and Pacific	High income
North Macedonia				Europe and Central Asia	Upper middle income
Norway				Europe and Central Asia	High income
Oman				Middle East and North Africa	High income
Pakistan				South Asia	Lower middle income
Panama				Latin America and Caribbean	High income
Papua New Guinea				East Asia and Pacific	Lower middle income
Paraguay				Latin America and Caribbean	Upper middle income
Peru				Latin America and Caribbean	Upper middle income
Philippines				East Asia and Pacific	Lower middle income
Poland				Europe and Central Asia	High income
Portugal				Europe and Central Asia	High income
Romania				Europe and Central Asia	High income
Rwanda				Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
Samoa				East Asia and Pacific	Upper middle income
Sao Tome and Principe				Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
Saudi Arabia				Middle East and North Africa	High income
Senegal				Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
Serbia				Europe and Central Asia	Upper middle income
Seychelles				Sub-Saharan Africa	High income
Sierra Leone				Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)				Latin America and Caribbean	High income
Slovak Republic				Europe and Central Asia	High income
Slovenia				Europe and Central Asia	High income
Solomon Islands				East Asia and Pacific	Lower middle income
Somalia				Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
South Sudan				Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
Spain				Europe and Central Asia	High income
Sri Lanka				South Asia	Lower middle income
St. Kitts and Nevis (OECS)				Latin America and Caribbean	High income
St. Lucia (OECS)				Latin America and Caribbean	Upper middle income
St. Vincent and the Grenadines (OECS)				Latin America and Caribbean	Upper middle income
Sudan				Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
Suriname				Latin America and Caribbean	Upper middle income
Sweden				Europe and Central Asia	High income
Syria				Middle East and North Africa	Low income
Taiwan				East Asia and Pacific	High income
Tajikistan				Europe and Central Asia	Low income
Thailand				East Asia and Pacific	Upper middle income
Timor-Leste				East Asia and Pacific	Lower middle income
Togo				Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
Tokelau				East Asia and Pacific	Upper middle income
Tonga				East Asia and Pacific	Upper middle income
Trinidad and Tobago				Latin America and Caribbean	High income
Tunisia				Middle East and North Africa	Lower middle income
Turkmenistan				Europe and Central Asia	Upper middle income
Tuvalu				East Asia and Pacific	Upper middle income
Uganda				Sub-Saharan Africa	Low income
Ukraine				Europe and Central Asia	Lower middle income
United Arab Emirates				Middle East and North Africa	High income
United Kingdom				Europe and Central Asia	High income
United States				North America	High income
Uruguay				Latin America and Caribbean	High income
Uzbekistan				Europe and Central Asia	Lower middle income
Vanuatu				East Asia and Pacific	Lower middle income
Vietnam				East Asia and Pacific	Lower middle income
Virgin Islands (US)				Latin America and Caribbean	High income
West Bank and Gaza				Middle East and North Africa	Lower middle income
Yemen, Rep.				Middle East and North Africa	Low income
Zambia				Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income
Zimbabwe				Sub-Saharan Africa	Lower middle income